Meet the Fall/Winter 2016-2017 You Matter Blogger Council!

Name: LeahAge: 24Living in: CTIf my life was a TV show, it would be called: “Life Cut Open.” It’d probably be a drama/comedy centered around my life as a psych nurse and all the funny stories and things that happen at work! I’d love for it to raise mental health awareness at the same time!

Name: Kayla West

Age: 16

Living in: Missouri

If my life was a TV show, it would be called: “The Climb.” It would be about my daily life but from the perspective of me inside my head and the challenges I’ve faced.

Name: DavidAge: 23Living in: OhioIf my life was a TV show, it would be called: “The Cloudy Road.” It would be about finding one’s identity and discovering purpose in life through unlikely sources.

Name: KatelynAge: 24Living in: IndianaIf my life was a TV show, it would be called: My Secret Past(a) and it would show my life and the inner workings of my mind: cats, anxiety and rants…with a side of food issues…I mean, pasta.

Name: AnnaAge: 20Living in: I live in Indiana for school, but Wisconsin is my true home!If my life was a TV show, it would be called: “Dessert First.” The show would be about people learning the best ways to balance their priorities, and how to put others before themselves. At the end of the day, the characters gather together and eat dinner. They share what they’ve learned that day and obviously eat their dessert first! (Can you tell I have a sweet tooth?)

Name: AshleyAge: 17Living in: IllinoisIf my life was a TV show, it would be called: It would probably be called “The Teenage Misadventures of the Neurodivergent.” In my case, it wouldn’t just be about me. Myself, my boyfriend, and my closest friends are all people who live their day to day lives suffering from mental disorders. It would be about teens learning to live their lives to the fullest despite the things that hinder them and how they conquer day to day drama. It’d be like FRIENDS but with high school students who all have mental illnesses.

Name: EmilyAge: 21Living in: Western MassachusettsIf my life was a TV show, it would be called: “Just…Cats.” This was a tough question because I don’t know how to boil down an entire life into a single snappy title. The show wouldn’t necessarily just be about cats. I just…cats. Y’know?

Name: JuliaAge: 23Living in: New JerseyIf my life was a TV show, it would be called: “Ups and Downs.” It would be about the ups and downs of dealing with various mental illnesses and finding good moments within tough times.

Name: NoelleAge: 24Living in: Tucson, ArizonaIf my life was a TV show, it would be called: “Not Your Cinderella.” It would be about a young girl who strives to be more than another “Cinderella.” She’d rock climb, do martial arts and slay her own dragons in the form of injustices in daily life.